Advocacy Archive

Letter to City Council in support of designating 1500 East 12th Street as a City of Austin Landmark, protecting it from demolition by Dallas Developer Eureka Holdings

Letter to City Council in support of adopting Austin’s first preservation plan since 1981.

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in support of designating 1205 Cotton Street as a historic landmark, a property associated with Black educator and civic leader, Effie Yerwood

Letter to City Council regarding the resolution to create a process by which the City’s Historic Acquisition Fund is distributed and potential properties are evaluated.

Letter to City Council regarding the appeal of a certificate of appropriateness for an accessory dwelling unit located at 1107 E. 10th Street in the Robertson/Stuart & Mair Historic District.

Letter to the Historic Landmark Commission in support of designating 1500 E. 12th St. as a City of Austin Historic Landmark for its association with East Austin’s Black heritage

Letter to Travis County Appraisal District in support of Whitehall Co-op’s tax protestation case. Whitehall Co-op has provided affordable housing on West Campus for over 70 years

Letter to City Council in support of a resolution to make an administrative fix to the Preservation Bonus, making the bonus more applicable and accessible to a variety of projects

Letter to the Texas Historical Commission in support of designating University Junior High as a State Antiquities Landmark. The building is slated for demolition by UT Austin for football practice facilities.

Letter to the Historic Landmark Commission in support of designating Betheny Cemetery as a City of Austin Landmark

Letter to the Historic Landmark Commission in support of designating the Fannie Davis Gazebo as a City of Austin Landmark

Letter to City Council in support of a resolution to ensure the HOME Initiative is accessible to low- and moderate-income homeowners, helping minimize the impacts of displacement

Letter to City Council recommending measures to protect and preserve historic propoerties in the proposed ETOD zoning overlay

Letter to City Council recommending improvements to make the Preservation Bonus to make the bonus usable and effectve

Letter to the Historic Landmark Commission in opposition to the demolition of 812 W. Elizabeth Street in Bouldin

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in support of Austin's Historic Preservation Office's proposed Historic Design Standards

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in opposition to the proposed demolition of 416 W 12th Street, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in support of the proposed historic zoning of 3908 Avenue B, the Baker School

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in opposition to the demolition permit of 2505 and 2507 Park View Drive, located in Allandale’s Air Conditioned Village.

Letter to Austin City Council in support of the African American Cultural Heritage District Investment Initiative Resolution

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in opposition to the Certificate of Appropriateness application for the Bartholomew-Robinson building at 1415 Lavaca Street

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in support of the Rogers Washington Holy Cross Local Historic District application

Letter to Historic Landmark Commission in opposition of the proposed demolition of 2502 Park View Drive, located in Allandale’s Air Conditioned Village

Letter to City Council in support of the proposed resolution addressing economic recovery of the live music ecosystem

Letter to Austin City Council in support of HLC’s FY2021 Budget Resolution Recommendation request for a 21st-century Preservation Plan

Letter to City Council encouraging the waiver of Land Status Determination and Site Plan permitting fees to support the relocation, restoration, and interpretation of the church

Recommendations for LDC involving the preservation incentive, setbacks, the preservation ordinance, and mapping sections